University of Missouri
04/30/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/30/2024 14:11
Engineering the future
Published on Show Me Mizzou April 30, 2024
Since its inception, MizzouForward, the transformational 10-year initiative designed to strengthen innovation in research disciplines at the University of Missouri, has spurred a wave of proposals to advance student achievement. President Mun Choi and Interim Provost Matthew Martens recently revealed the 75 funded MizzouForward projects for 2024-25. Below, we highlight eight that integrate technology into the student experience.
[Link]Civil & Environmental Engineering
Goal: Upgrade ZOUTRANS laboratory with new technologies to support learning, recruitment and workforce development by training students to use AI to design and develop smart cities.
New gear: vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication systems, drones, autonomous jetbots and more.
Engineering and Information Technology
Goal: Add funding to supplement the new Engineering Technology (ET) program's hydraulics and pneumatics laboratory (Fluid Power Laboratory).
New gear: A state-of-the-art hydraulics training system and a pneumatics training system capable of modern industry-standard electrical control.
Geography
Goal: Update and improve the department lab with new technology, including an advanced geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing tools.
New gear: computers, monitors, scanner plotter, ArcGIS servers and GPS receivers.
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Goal: Upgrade the technology platform for a majority of the undergraduate curriculum to support advanced AR training and decision making.
New gear: small autonomous vehicles, a drone fleet and VR/AR equipment.
Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences
Goal: Enhance equipment to bolster student proficiency in bedside, intraoperative and trauma radiography to deepen understanding of image characteristics and streamline the evaluation of the X-ray beam.
New gear: X-ray production and measurement labs.
Chemistry
Goal: Purchase equipment used extensively in the chemical industry for the organic and quantitative analysis teaching laboratories.
New gear: Four gas chromatographs.
Marketing
Goal: Invest in AR/VR equipment for use by the Trulaske Center for Sales and Customer Development to advance knowledge and prepare future leaders in the sales area
New gear: Apple Vision Pro headsets.
Teaching for Learning Center
Goal: Invest in the NextGen Tech Exploration Sandbox, an open-access arena at the Teaching for Learning Center designed for experimentation and creative thinking.
New gear: Advanced VR/AR technologies.
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